HOUSTON, Oct 23 ― The US Supreme Court yesterday agreed to hear on November 1 a challenge to a Texas law that imposes a near-total ban on the procedure and lets private citizens enforce it ― a case that could dramatically curtail abortion access in the United States if the justices endorse the measure's unique design.
The measure bans abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy, a point when many women do not yet realize they are pregnant. It makes an exception for a documented medical emergency but not for cases of rape or incest. Mississippi has asked the justices to overturn Roe v. Wade, and the Texas attorney general on Thursday signalled that he also would like to see that ruling fall.
Individual citizens can be awarded a minimum of US$10,000 for bringing successful lawsuits under the law. Critics have said this provision lets people act as anti-abortion bounty hunters, a characterization its proponents reject. “Patients who have the means have fled the state, traveling hundreds of miles to access basic care, and those without means have been forced to carry pregnancies against their will,” she added.
America and its hypocrisy. No abortions but drone attacks in far away places killing families is ok. Madness and the pretense of purity.
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